Hendry County, FL has a population of 38,376 people with a median age of 33.8 and a median household income of $37,552. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Hendry County, FL grew from 38,363 to 38,376, a 0.03% increase and its median household income grew from $36,771 to $37,552, a 2.12% increase.

The population of Hendry County, FL is 51.1%Hispanic, 33.9%White, and 11.3%Black. 46.8% of the people in Hendry County, FL speak a non-English language, and 80.4% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Hendry County, FL is $70,600, and the homeownership rate is 67.7%. Most people in Hendry County, FL commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 27.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Hendry County, FL is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Hendry County, FL is $37,552. Males in Hendry County, FL have an average income that is 1.17 times higher than the average income of females, which is $36,571. The income inequality of Hendry County, FL (measured using the Gini index) is 0.461 which is lower than the national average.

Households in Hendry County, FL have a median annual income of $37,552, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Hendry County, FL compares to that in it's parent locations.

In 2016, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Hendry County, FL was Census Tract 004.01 with a value of $42,250, followed by Census Tract 001 and Census Tract 004.02, with respective values of $42,125 and $42,125.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Hendry County, FL colored by their Median Household Income.

26.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hendry County, FL (9,776 out of 37,209 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 25-34, followed by Male 18-24 and then Male 25-34.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hendry County, FL is White, followed by Hispanic or Latino and Black or African American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Hendry County, FL grew at a rate of 3.94%, from 14,732 employees to 15,312 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hendry County, FL, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Retail trade, and Construction. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hendry County, FL, though some of these residents may live in Hendry County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Hendry County, FL. In Hendry County, FL the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 36 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $11,624. Duval County, FL has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Florida.

The closest comparable data for the county of Hendry County, FL is from the public use microdata area of Highlands (South & East), Okeechobee, Hendry & Glades Counties PUMA, FL.

6-17

Male Majority

6-17

Female Majority

Hendry County, FL residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Florida. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Hendry County, FL were $11,624 in 2014, but $11,281 in 2013. These numbers represent a 3.04% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Hendry County, FL are $$2,036 more than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Hendry County, FL compared to national reimburesments.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Hendry County, FL between the ages of 65 and 75 had 261 eye exams, 342 hemoglobin tests, and 344 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

In 2014, out of the 197 women in Hendry County, FL between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 117 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Gadsden County, FL has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 17.1%, the highest value of any county in Florida. This represents a 15.5% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 14.8%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Florida colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Okeechobee County, FL has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 21%, the highest value of any county in Florida. This represents a 3.67% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 21.8%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Florida colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Duval County, FL has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 12, the highest rate of any county in Florida. This represents a 5.51% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 12.7.

The following map shows all of the counties in Florida colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Hendry County, FL is home to a population of 38,376 people, from which 80.4% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Hendry County, FL is composed of 19,625Hispanic residents (51.1%), 13,005White residents (33.9%), 4,342Black residents (11.3%), 590Native residents (1.54%), and 360Asian residents (0.94%). The most common foreign languages in Hendry County, FL are Spanish (15,229 speakers), Arabic (157 speakers), and Tagalog (150 speakers), but compared to other places, Hendry County, FL has a relative high number of Other (105 speakers), Other Native North American (97 speakers), and Spanish (15,229 speakers).

In 2016, the median age of all people in Hendry County, FL was 33.8. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 27.7, were generally younger than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 42.2. But people in Hendry County, FL are getting staying the same age. In 2015, the average age of all Hendry County, FL residents was 33.8.

In 2016, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Mexico, the natal country of 8,918Florida residents, followed by Cuba with 3,082 and Nicaragua with 711.

When compared to other states, Florida has a relatively high number of residents that were born in Nicaragua. In 2016, there were 711 people from Nicaragua living in Florida, approximately 8.82 times more than would be expected based on national averages.

As of 2016, 80.4% of Hendry County, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in Hendry County, FL was 82%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been declining in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hendry County, FL compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2016, there were 1.51 times more Hispanic residents (19,625 people) in Hendry County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13,005White and 4,342Black residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Hendry County, FL as a share of the total population.

16,117 of Hendry County, FL citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is higher than the national average of 21.1%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Hendry County, FL was Spanish. 39.7% of the overall population of Hendry County, FL are native Spanish speakers. 0.41% speak Arabic and 0.39% speak Tagalog, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other counties, Hendry County, FL has a relatively high number of residents that are native Other speakers. In 2015, there were 105 native Other speakers living in Hendry County, FL, approximately 6.04 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

The closest comparable data for the county of Hendry County, FL is from the state of Florida.

Most common student race or ethnicity

1.White146,762

2.Hispanic or Latino73,998

3.Black or African American53,657

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Florida were White. These 146,762 graduates mean that there were 1.98 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 73,998 graduates.

The median property value in Hendry County, FL is $70,600, which is 0.34 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value decreased from $72,400 to $70,600, a 2.49% increase. The homeownership rate of Hendry County, FL is 67.7%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Hendry County, FL have an average commute time of 27.6 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Hendry County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$37,552

Median Household Income

±$2,424

11,817

Number of Households

±429

In 2016, the median household income of the 11,817 households in Hendry County, FL grew to $37,552 from the previous year's value of $36,771.

The following chart displays the households in Hendry County, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75-$100k range.

In 2016, the median property value in Hendry County, FL declined to $70,600 from the previous year's value of $72,400.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Hendry County, FL compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hendry County, FL the largest share of households have a property value in the $60k-$70k range.

This chart shows the households in Hendry County, FL distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hendry County, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800-$1.5k range.

The following chart displays the households in Hendry County, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hendry County, FL have 2 cars, followed by 1 car.

Using averages, employees in Hendry County, FL have a longer commute time (27.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (25 minutes). Additionally, 6.64% of the workforce in Hendry County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Hendry County, FL compared to its parent geographies.